Just curious about how those of you that have tried a Pils feel about it? Is there a razor you would compare it to in terms off aggresiveness or lack there off, im especially curious if its more or less aggressive than the tradere o.c.

The iKon Modern was made to compete with the Pils and was fairly successful doing it. Both I understand were on the mild side. The Modern is still available from some vendors and cost much cheaper then the Pils. Also the rust problem Pils had was due to bad welding. The Modern doesn't use welding. Its 100% stainless.

Having tried both, I'd recommend tracking down an iKon Modern. The handle is much easier to hold and the build quality of the iKon is superior at least to me. Triad, from reading your posts here and other sites, I'm not sure you'd be happy with either honestly. They are both very mild razors. Beautfiul razors, but rather mild.

Thanks for the responses i had a feather a while back it was way to mild, tried a tradere oc better but gave me razor burn with all the passes i had to make and probably the weight but the early ikon oc sounds interesting i sure dont think i would buy a Pils i just havn't heard much about them. I really wish someone would make a ss razor equivelant of say a joris!!

i still have my Pils and i agree with Alex that it is the most beautifully crafted razor that i have seen. It is a head-heavy razor that takes a bit to get accustomed to, but it is a good shaver; a bit mild for me, but if you add one shim to it, it can improve the shaves quite a bit. It is very expensive, but you can see why when you get it. If you can find a second-hand one, then i say try it.

(08-26-2012, 07:59 AM)gijames Wrote:

(08-25-2012, 10:36 PM)bullgoose Wrote: ...The latest tradere open comb is less aggressive than the original although still fairly aggressive

does this newer Tradere OC equal to a FaTip OC in smoothness, or does it have a smoother feeling?

* James, the Tradere OC is a very heavy razor and it is completely different to the FaTip. i found the FaTip to be a tad more aggressive, but not much. For smoothness, it really depends on you and your technique. i found the FaTip to be a bit smoother or easier to handle.